Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Houdini died on Halloween

1926 Magician Harry Houdini (b. 1874) died of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured. The great American escapologist's death is often attributed to a punch he received, but is this so? ...

Also today in the Book of Days, it's Halloween with a wealth of info on its origins and folklore. Click the Book of Days link above.

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